I've taught upper elementary for 22 years and love developing curriculum and activities that bridge the gap between research and theory with practical classroom implementation.
Help Your Fourth Graders Master Place Value and Rounding with Confidence!Are your students struggling to grasp the concepts of place value and rounding? This comprehensive 4th Grade Place Value & Rounding Unit offers everything you need to build a strong mathematical foundation with four full weeks of structured instruction. Designed for busy teachers, this resource comes with detailed lesson plans, engaging activities, and performance tasks that help students deeply understand place value a
End the Year with Fun and Challenge! Try This Print & Digital Escape Room Activity for the Perfect Year-End CelebrationLooking for a memorable way to wrap up the school year? The End of Year Print & Digital Escape Room Activity is a ready-to-use, no-prep-needed resource that will keep your students focused, thinking, and excited during the final days of school. Whether you're looking to manage end-of-year energy or celebrate all the learning from the year, this escape room is a perfect fit. Wi
Grab this must-have Decimal Battleship Game and bring excitement and strategy into your math classroom! Are your students struggling with identifying decimals on a number line? This interactive game transforms math practice into a fun, strategic experience your students will beg to play again and again! This Decimal Battleship Game is designed to help students build confidence identifying decimals to the tenth and hundredth places on a number line. By turning decimal identification into a pa
Escape rooms and breakout classrooms are a great way to increase student engagement and to promote collaborative learning. This place value escape activity is a perfect way to culminate your place value and rounding unit. What's Included:Detailed teacher directionsEasy to follow student directionsAnswer keysPrint and digital optionsPlace Value ContentClue 1-Students determine which digit is in the ten thousands place in for numbers written in standard, expanded, and written form. Clue 2-Students
Simplify Distance Learning with this all-inclusive math digital notebook!Assign this math notebook through Google Classroom and let your students get to work! When completing these tasks, students will focus on place value, the value of numbers, and representing numbers. In this resource students will complete digital pages for: -Vocabulary -Interactive Notes -Math Journal Prompt -Interactive Sort -Word Problems - Including Multi Step Word Problems -Place Value Problem Solving Task -Self Graded
Students will love this all-inclusive multiplication digital notebook!Assign this math notebook through Google Classroom and let your students get to work! When completing these tasks, students will focus on multi digit multiplication with area models and partial product. In this resource students will complete digital pages for: -Vocabulary -Interactive Notes -Math Journal Prompt -Interactive Sort -Word Problems - Including Multi Step Word Problems -Multiplication Problem Solving Task -Self Gra
Students will this all-inclusive division digital notebook!Assign this digital math notebook through Google Classroom and let your students get to work! When completing these tasks, students will focus on multi digit division with area models and partial quotient. In this resource students will complete digital pages for: -Vocabulary -Interactive Notes -Math Journal Prompt -Interactive Sort -Word Problems - Including Multi Step Word Problems -Division Problem Solving Task -Self Graded Quiz on Go
I've taught upper elementary for 22 years and love developing curriculum and activities that bridge the gap between research and theory with practical classroom implementation.
Teaching style
I create engaging yet rigorous lessons that inspire students to think critically and outside the box. I incorporate a variety of teaching strategies to meet the diverse needs of my students, as well as find that balance between conceptual understanding and basic skills.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year-2007, 2020
Unum Hall of Fame-2007
Grant Recipient for math manipulatives-2006
My own education history
BS in Elementary Education from Florida State
MA in Curriculum and Instruction
Ed.S. in Brain Research
Gifted Endorsement
Additional biographical information
Outside of teaching, developing curriculum, and blogging, I love spending time with my husband and two children. My daughter is six and my baby boy is growing up too fast.
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